I never realized that this had happened to him – how terrifying for him. I have always liked Graham Norton, much more than Alan Carr, who I find just simply irritating and fake. Obviously GN was rather silly to say that Ann Widdecombe was a gay icon. Clearly she isn’t! But I’m sure we can forgive him.

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